AMZCNCHydraulic Crimping Tool and Cable Cutter Hydraulic Cable Lug Crimper 8 US TON 12 AWG to 00 (2/0) Electrical Terminal Cable Wire Tool Kit with 9 Die

Works as advertised. I used this to create custom length 2/0 awg cables for my camper van solar power system. Easily crimped the copper lugs with a nice uniform crimp. Hex shaped dies were easy to change out when doing other wire guage sizes. Cutters that came with it were decent quality and were sharp enough to easily cut wire cleanly.

Works like a champ.

Firstly... Regardless of what reviews say, the end point is that these crimpers DO THE JOB. The crimps - WITH EFFORT - are solid and dutifully perform the task.HOWEVER... There are some things to be aware of. (Based on my own experiences with the tool. I am making a ground bus for my house and my network/server equipment.)(NOTE: See included photos for visual emphasis.)1.) The first crimp was neat...but questionable. I was crimping 6AWG stranded copper wire into a Panduit LCD6-10A-L compression lug. It is possible that I did not crimp it down hard enough. There was about 1/8" of slippage of the stranded copper in the connector afterward. But it did catch it and a hard pull would not extract the copper wire from the lug.My fix for this was to switch from the 6AWG die to the 8AWG die and compress the lug further. This may have been more compression than was desirable as it seemed to strain the copper walls of the lug entry point. But it certainly prevented the copper from slipping afterward. I did an 8AWG compression only on the entry of the barrel but left the other 2/3 of the barrel crimped at 6AWG.So I simply made sure to compress subsequent 6AWG connections until I couldn't compress the handle any further. This seemed to be sufficient for the remaining crimps that I did. Which leads me to my second point...2.) ...For a PROPER, SECURE crimp, you REALLY have the compress the die until you just CAN NOT press it any further. This took way more force and exertion than I feel should have been necessary. I have issues with my arms and shoulders due to repetitious strain in the past so this is a point of bother. (My arms have been painful today as a result of yesterday's work.)In my opinion, this issue points directly to the die itself not being PERFECTLY machined for the exact dimensions for the gauge indicated.But they work so they'll do. It's not an everyday job thing for me so I'll be happy enough with this for the cost.3.) They really could have made the "ON/OFF" wheel a bit more precise in it's actuation. You REALLY have to twist the knob quite firmly toward "OFF" to get a full seal on the pressure. But, again, the pressure remains constant enough to crimp. So I'll settle for this.4.) I realize that a lot of people don't know the difference(s) between hand tools and cutters. Many reviewers tried to use these wire cutters for STEEL rope. These are absolutely NOT meant for that. They're made to cut softer metals such as copper and aluminum. (Even then I wouldn't try to cut SOLID copper in most gauges.) I personally feel that these cutters are not really a value add to this kit and I wouldn't have missed them at all as I have plenty of cutters of various grades anyway. But maybe they ought to consider including cutters that WILL cut the steel rope since many are buying these crimpers for that purpose?Oh... Also... I was expecting a blue handle - as shown. Not a green one. ;)Overall... The price is definitely right for these and they're still far cleaner a crimp than using non-hydraulic crimpers.I'm not mad at'em. ;)

Great tool for wire railing

I bought this to replace some grounds on my vehicles. This took is inexpensive and is so easy to use. Just about 15 pumps and you are done.

I bought the standard US crimper for 8awg to 4/0 and it works perfect. The crimper with the close end is robust; I don't think the one with the open end is quite as durable from what others have posted. The crimps are tight, and strong.

Worked great

For the most part, I have a fully functional tool as described in an adequate case, not a great case, but one that will work for now, the addition of the gloves I believe is only to keep the tool and small dies from flinging all over the box in transport.Here is my observation, the crimper looks like the picture, the case does as well, but the shears do not. It looks like they just found a random one, with cosmetic damage and possibly used a few times but still functional. One that not only looks different but is also a different color and size from the one pictured, and does not fit in the case as shown in their picture.So how does this concern me? Given the overwhelming amount of options available to purchase things and tools just on amazon alone, I can only make my choices based on descriptions, photos, and reviews. so when the item I receive looks close but different I begin to wonder if it was a bait and switch and then begin to question the quality of every part. I guess time tells.In conclusion, if I would have know the shears were just a random tool they threw in that does not fit in the case I would have purchased it without them. As for the case, Nice sturdy look, but the flimsy latches are destined for failure making the case useless in the future. I wish I would have noticed that in the pictures, I might not have made the purchase knowing the tool would lose its caring case within a few years or less. As I said, now I'm questioning the quality of everything I received because it's not what was pictured.